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Have you downloaded InboxAce Toolbar onto the Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers? Then it is highly likely that your home page and search provider have been changed to home.tb.ask.com and Ask Web Search. Even though these search tools are not considered malicious, you may be uncomfortable with the initiated changes. Can you call the toolbar a browser hijacker? The application cannot hijack your browsers, as you are asked to confirm or decline the offered changes. Since they are applied automatically, you may think that the modifications have been performed illegally; however, this is not true. Read more »

Vacation Xplorer can be installed onto Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers from the official website vacationxplorer.com. The program has been developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc., and the company is well known to the researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com. Such potentially unwanted applications as MindDabble, Daily Bible Guide or Cursor Mania have been developed by the same company. Even though none of the Mindspark browser plugins are considered to be highly malicious, it would be best to act cautiously if you choose to run them on the web browsers and the personal computer. Carelessness may eventually lead you to virtual security risks, and if you wish to prevent them, you should continue reading. Do you want to delete Vacation Xplorer? The removal instructions below will help you achieve success. Read more »

Nation Advanced Search, or search.nation.com, is a search engine which can replace your home page if you do not pay attention to the information provided by the installation wizards. Nation Advanced Search is promoted via free applications, which means that you should always be extra cautious when installing freeware. Read more »

Montera Toolbar is a browser add-on which is developed by Montera Technologies Ltd. Montera Toolbar may also refer to the products created by the company. For example, your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox can be affected by Claro Search Toolbar or Tovero Toolbar, both of which changes the home page and search provider of the browsers. Read more »

Rally Toolbar is a browser extension that provides you notifications from your Facebook account. If you have this plugin installed, Rally Toolbar will have all the notification buttons that you usually encounter on your Facebook page. This extension is not a computer infection, but it could be related to a number of security threats. Not to mention that Rally Toolbar is able to collect your web browsing information via cookies and if this information gets hacked by a malicious third party, you could experience serious consequences. Therefore, this plugin is considered to be a potentially unwanted application, and you are strongly advised to remove Rally Toolbar from your PC right now. Read more »

MindDabble is a free browser plugin which is available for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer plugins. The application has been developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, and the company stands behind such programs as Daily Bible Guide, Cursor Mania Toolbar and QuotationCafe. The toolbar provides easy access links to online games, weather reports, as well as allows you to search the web using the displayed search bar. Regardless, many Window users want to remove the plugin because of the modified browser settings. In many instances, computer users who install the toolbar discover that their home pages have been switched to home.mywebsearch.com. Read more »

Sweetdreams-49 or SWEET DREAMS 49 Community Toolbar is a browser plugin developed by the infamous Conduit team. The company is known for such controversial applications as Freecorder Toolbar, Z-game Toolbar and WiseConvert Toolbar, all of which are often mistreated as browser hijackers. Yes, once you install these browser plugins, they tend to change the home page and the search engine of the browsers you are using; however, this activity is not illegal. In most cases, you are asked if you agree to the set modifications, and if you are not – you always have an option to refuse the offers. Therefore, if you think that the toolbar has hijacked your Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browser, you firstly need to rethink the installation of the program. Overall, we provide Sweetdreams-49 removal instructions, and if you want to learn more – continue reading. Read more »

The suspicious Linkury Smart Bar is a browser extension which will enable a number of suspicious programs onto your personal computer, most notably the questionable DefaultTab extension. Even though the application is promoted through a number of different sources, including linkury.com, linkurysmartbar.com, linkury.net or linkury.biz, you can install it only through third-party software distributors. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com developers have analyzed the program acquired though Cnet’s downloader. It is quite suspicious that the smartbar itself is not downloaded onto the web browsers, and you are forced to download MyPC Backup and DefaultTab. Read more »

King Translate is a computer application which sometimes is considered as a browser hijacker. This preconceived notion is not correct, and it is unfair to call the program malicious. Anti-Spyware-101.com spyware experts have discovered that when installing this translation tool onto the computer you are given an option to change your home page and the default search engine. Read more »

Have you installed ZoneAlarm Antivirus onto the operating Windows system? If yes – were you careful with the installation process? It appears that many Windows users who choose to acquire this security program do not pay enough attention and, unfortunately, this may lead to undesirable home page and search engine modifications. If you are careful and follow every installation step carefully, you must have noticed the two boxes offering you to set ZoneAlarm Search as the default search engine and home page. Therefore, the program developed by Check Point Software Technologies LTD should not be treated as a browser hijacker. Of course, if you are not happy with the changes, you should remove the undesirable home page/search engine options. Please continue reading to learn how to remove ZoneAlarm search without wasting any of your time. Read more »